The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) may carry out a major exercise to fill about 19 vacant positions in the company, which may also see the redeployment of several top officials, following the planned shake-up. Quoting top government sources , an online medium, The Whistler, said that some of the 19 management positions that are…
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, says he will not resign his position. Secondus said this in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Mr Ike Abonyi, in Abuja on Monday. The national chairman also said that so far nothing warranted his resignation from the party position He said: “Those…
Niger State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Muhammed Idris has been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen on Sunday at Baban Tunga village of Tafa Local Government Area of the state. The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Ahmed Matane, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Monday. Matane said…
The Nigerian military has so far received 605 ISWAP Boko Haram members who laid down their arms and surrender. Also, 229 of the members who are mostly women and children have been handed over to the Borno state government. In recent weeks, many Boko Haram fighters and their families wilfully denounced their evil campaigns…
The Government of Saudi Arabia will soon commence distribution of 500,000 Saudi Riyals to the families of those who lost their lives during Covid-19 Pandemic, Maxilensnews gathered. The Kingdom’s Minister of Health Dr Tawfiq Al-Rabiah stated this after the council of Minister’s meeting. Dr. Tawfiq said the beneficiaries include families of Military personnel including civilian…
House of Representatives Committee on Health, will on Monday meet with representatives of the National Association of Residents Doctors (NARD) to discuss ways towards ending the ongoing strike embarked upon by the association. President of the association, Dr Okhuaihesuyi Uyilawa, via a phone interview with Sunday Tribune, said since the commencement of the strike last…
The Nigerian House of Representatives has states that it will ‘review’ a honorary award given to embattled police officer, DCP Abba Kyari. Kyari has been in the news for the past 2 weeks after the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, indicted him over his involvement with disgraced fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abas a.k.a Hushpuppi. The house…
The Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria has announced the death of its former General Overseer (G.O), Dr Wilson Badejo, aged 74. The National Secretary of the church, Rev. Yomi Oyinloye, said in a statement that Badejo, who was the church’s G.O between 1999 and 2009, died on Saturday after a brief illness. “He was a…
The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has called on Muslims to look out for the new moon of Muharram 1443 AH, on Sunday, Aug. 8. Abubakar issued the directive on Saturday, in a statement signed by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious…
People of Ipoti-Ekiti in Ijero local government of Ekiti State this morning blocked road and prevented vehicular movement to and fro the community. According to youth leader of Ipoti-Ekiti, Prince Folorunsho Adetoso, they embarked on the protest when they heard that headquarters of Irede LCDA would be moved to Koro. Prince Adetoso said Governor Kayode…
By Abdullahi Kano The Accountant General of the Federation Alhaji Ahmed Idris has described Security as Everybody’s Responsibility, irrespective of Status,Ethnicity or belief . Alhaji Ahmed Idris Stated this while donating two Toyota Hilus vans to Kano state Nigerian police,mandawari Division and vigilante group of Mandawari in Kano Municipal. The Account General who Gave the…
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, Prince Diran Odeyemi, has withdrawn his letter of resignation as a member of the National Working Committee. It will be recalled that Odeyemi was among the seven national officers who resigned from the PDP on Tuesday. He wrote in the letter withdrawing his resignation: “I…
The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Usman Baba has approved the deployment of commissioners of Police to 13 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT. A statement by the spokesperson of Force Headquarters, CP Frank Mba made available to newsmen on Friday, said “the posting of the senior officers was part of efforts at repositioning…
A timely arrival of an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kwara State Command saved life of a day old baby girl who was abandoned at a dump site in the early hours on Friday. According to the NSCDC spokesman in Kwara State, Babawale Zaid Afolabi, the incident occured in Dokoyirigi Compound,,…
A magistrate court sitting in Yola, Adamawa state, has ordered the remand of Aminu Yar’Adua, son of the late former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, for killing four people in an auto crash, NAN reports. Yar’Adua, a student of the American University of Nigeria (AUN),Yola, was charged with causing death by dangerous driving. In the police…
As part of its advocacy in promoting good governance and advocacy the Institute for Media and Society in conjunction with the European Union has trained some selected Journalist from the Northern part of the country including Sobi FM’s Dare Akogun, on electoral coverage and broader governance programming ahead of the 2023 general election. The journalist…
I was regaled with the interview granted by Pastor Tunde Bakare to BBC Yoruba. At times, I like this kind of entertainment; for it is not the one that corrupts morality like the entertainment industry which notoriety for nudity, promiscuity, prostitution and all sorts of immorality is well known. It is this industry that wows…
Kwara United on Thursday, August 5, finally picked a continental ticket after beating visiting Katsina United 3-0 in final game of the season in Ilorin. Ayobami Junior scored the first goal for Kwara United in the 20th minute before Michael Ohanu and Stephen Jude sealed the win for the Harmony Boys. Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman…
Football Legend, Lionel Messi has bid the Catalan giant, FC Barca farewell after the La Liga giant were unable to meet up with a new contract that had been agreed with the player. The Argentine hitman who joined the club as a kid in 2000 from Newell Old Boys, left on Thursday. Barcelona announced on…
United State District Court for the Central District of California, it was learnt that the United States has requested for the pre-trial detention of the embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. The court papers filed April 29, 2021 were signed by acting U.S Attorney, Tracy Wilkinson and two other officials. The Court paper reads,…
Kwara State Governor, Mallam Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has reiterated his commitment to qualitative education across the state. The Governor stated this on Thursday, at the First Kwara Education Future Summit, themed: “Securing and Investing in the Next Generation” held at the state capital. Abdulrazaq who hinted on the possibility of his administration’s resolve to adopt technology…
Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has disclosed why he met with Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt. Speculations are on that Atiku’s recent visit to Wike, actually fuelled calls for the removal of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus. However, the former vice president, through a statement by his media…
The Nigerian Supreme Court says the leadership of Governor Mai Mala Buni as Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is legal and lawful. The apex court also affirmed that Mai Mala Buni’s position as Acting Chairman of the Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee is not contrary to…
Nigeria’s main oppositio party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says it is in the best position to end the dominance of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in the country’s political machinations. The party, in its first official statement since the resignation of seven of its National Working Committee (NWC) members on Tuesday, said it has activated…
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday said the administration has achieved a lot in the area of fixing basic infrastructure and bringing governance closer to the people, adding however that the government still has a lot of grounds to cover. “We have delivered quite much, particularly in basic amenities and social infrastructure that were…
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum and his immediate-past predecessor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, have denied visiting suspended deputy commissioner of police, Abba Kyari, insisting that they do not know the residence of the embattled officer, Maxilensnews gathered. Mr Kyari who is facing probe after indictment by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, in…
22,589 COVID-19 cases have been recorded in Russia over the past 24 hours, up from 22,010 the day before, taking the overall tally to 6,356,784, the federal response centre said on Wednesday. “Over the past day, 22,589 COVID-19 cases were confirmed across 85 Russian regions, including 2,048 cases 9.1per cent without clinical symptoms,” the centre…
A Federal High Court Abuja on Wednesday, granted the 12 detained associates of embattledYoruba nation aggitator , Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, bail. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, who granted the eight applicants whose request were not opposed by the Department of State Services (DSS) a bail in the sum of N5 million, admitted the…
Tyson Fury’s promoter has said that Anthony Joshua is not among boxing’s elite heavyweights following his shock loss to Andy Ruiz Jr. Joshua suffered a devastating defeat by the American back in 2019, when he was floored four times before eventually being defeated in the seventh round. In response to the defeat Joshua won a…
Federal Government has approved the deployment of nine Federal Permanent Secretaries to various Federal Ministries. Maxilensnews gathered that the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF), Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan made the disclosure in a circular titled; HCSF/CMO/AOD/012/IX/59. The circular was dated 3rd August 2021. Dr Nasir Sani Gwarzo, Federal Ministry of…
Abdullah Kano The Federal Government says it has introduced a system of National Vehicle Registry, VREG, to tackle smuggling and dumping of stolen vehicles into the country. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Dr. Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed stated this while declaring open a one day zonal sensitization programme on the system, VREG for…
Seven National Officers of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have relinquished their position for alleged being sidelined. In a report monitored in Channels Television revealed that, the PDP Chieftains who tendered their resignation letters addressed to the National Secretary of the Party have decried being sidelined by the National Chairman of the PDP Uche Secondus….
The Kwara State Government has said the views of the people form the bedrock of its fiscal proposals and budgeting . Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq made the statement today at the end of citizens’ engagement on the 2022 budget at Owu Isin, Isin Local Government Area. Represented by his Deputy, Mr Kayode Alabi, the Governor added that the democratisation…
The Kwara state chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has commended the state Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on the appointment of technocrats as Chairman and members of the newly introduced Sports Commission. Kwara Governor on Monday appointed Mallam Bola Mogaji as the Chairman of Kwara State Sports Commission, and Dr Steve Abiodun…
Bola Mogaji named Chair of Kwara Sports Commission
• Steve Abiodun is DG of 10-person commission
The KWSUBEB wishes to inform both the Teaching and Non-Teaching staff of the board that Promotion Examinations and Oral interview for the years 2017,2018,2019 and 2020 will come up as follows: *MONDAY 2nd August 2021* Oral interview for GL1_6 for years 2017 and 2018 *Tuesday 3rd August 2021* Oral interview for GL 1_6 for years…
Assures the IRT will remain focused in the discharge of its professional mandate
Lanre Omotosho The cloudy weather without rain for more than a month in some parts of the country has been attributed to resultant effect of climate change which may lead to food scarcity. Head, department of soil resources management, University of Ibadan, Professor Olatunji Oluwasemire made the observation in an exclusive interview with Lanre Omotoso….
By Khadijah Aliyu The Kano State House of Assembly has given four days ultimatum to the newly elected local government chairmen to be sworn in all appointed administrative secretaries, supervisory councilors and special advisers. The ultimatum was given at today’s plenary presided over by the Speaker, Engineer Hamisu Ibrahim Chidari. In an emergency motion filed…
Akwa United for the first time in history emerged the champions of the Nigeria Professional Football League. The Promise Keepers, as they are popularly called, won their first league title on Sunday following a comprehensive 5-2 win over MFM in Uyo at the Nest of Champions. Charles Atshimene, who scored a hat trick, set the…
The South West Agenda For Bola Ahmed Tinubu 2023, SWAGA has expressed its concern for the recently concluded ward congresses held across the country. In a Communique signed by the National Chairman of SWAGA, Senator Dayo Adeyeye, the group expressed cited the lingering conflicts across party lines and the narrow-victory of Governor Akeredolu has reasons…
The chairman of National Hijrah Ummatul Islamiyya, Kwara State chapter, Prof Yusuf Badmos has called on the state government to declare the first day of Islamic calendar a work free day. Badmus who addressed newsmen in Ilorin on the preparations of the group towards the commemoration of the first day of Islamic calendar on August…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, fdc has recommended the immediate suspension of DCP Abba Kyari, the Head of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT), from the Service of the Nigeria Police Force, pending the outcome of an ongoing internal investigations touching on him. The IGP, in his letter to…
